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World Service,23 Sep 2023,26 mins
What has changed for women in Iran, a year after Mahsa Amini's death?
Unspun World with John SimpsonAvailable for over a year
Iranian women are still fighting for freedom, despite government crackdowns. World Service correspondent Faranak Amidi speaks to the BBC’s world affairs editor, John Simpson, about the fight for equality. They also discuss what has changed since Mahsa Amini's death in police custody. We also ask BBC Ukrainian editor Marta Shokalo what life is like now in Ukraine, with the war showing no sign of ending anytime soon. And how much of a threat are Chinese spies to the West? The BBC’s security correspondent, Gordon Corera, reveals how today’s espionage works. Image: An Iranian woman walks in the street without wearing a headscarf in Tehran, Iran, 10 August 2023 (Credit: Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
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